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TERM 4 | WEEK 4 | 6 November 2018

IMPORTANT DATES

Tues 6/11 Band “Hands On” night @6.30pm in Hall

Wed 7/11 3-6 Assembly @1.45pm (3-4P)K-2 Assembly (KM)

Thur 8/11 Epping Dictrict Music Festival @6.30pm at The Concourse, Chatswood

Fri 9/11 Grandparents Day & Remembrance Day from 1.45pm

Mon 12/11 Gold Coin Challenge

Tues 13/11 Parent Helper Induction Session @6.30pm

Tues 13/11 P&C AGM followed by General Meeting @7pm

Wed 14/11 Kindergarten 2019 Orientation 1

Thur 15/11 Band 2019 auditions

Fri 16/11 Band 2019 auditions

128 KENT ST EPPING NSW 2121 02 9876 2791 [email protected] www.eppinghts-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

NEWSLETTEREpping HeightsPublic School

Newsletter articles due COB Friday

Values for this term:

Term 4 Integrity & Respect

Confidence Resilience Creativity

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Congratulations to Bruce Z in 4W who was among the 50 last standing from a pool of 170,000 NSW primary students at the NSW Premier’s Spelling Bee last Friday. This was an amazing achievement. Bruce made it through to the second last round but was caught on the unfamiliar word cessation. We are very proud of Bruce’s achievements.

We are also very proud to announce that Isabella H from Year 6 is the successful recipient of the John William Langston Epping Memorial Scholarship Award, sponsored by Rotary. Last night, at the Epping Club, she had to present a speech in front of a panel of judges and perform a ballet routine. She was assessed on her academic achievement, significant contribution to school life, leadership potential, interest in sport and / or music, arts, craft, life outside school, expressive and accurate oral reading of a short passage, presentation of a one minute talk on a topic of her choosing, a one minute performance – play an instrument, sing, dance, recite and personality

and general presentation. Isabella was chosen from students representing the 6 local schools. Congratulations on this wonderful achievement Isabella.

IN THIS EDITION: - Principal’s report - Student Achievements, Band Achievements, Thank You Helpers, High School Transition Workshop, Kindergarten 2019 Enrolment, Student Safety- Student Achievements- Teacher news - Additional School Photos, Year 6 Special Awards Ceremony & Drama Performance, Lost Property, High School Transition Survey, Music Festival Rehearsal, SRC news, Late Arrivals- P&C news - AGM Notice, Band ‘Hands On’ Night, Strictly Live Recordings on sale, Coin Challenge , Uniform Shop Time Change - Classifieds- Community User Groups & Contact EHPS


Epping HeightsPublic SchoolConfidence Resilience Creativity

BAND ACHIEVEMENTSWe are very proud of our bands who performed at the Hornsby North Music Festival last Sunday. Stage Band performed one of their well-known pieces and one that they recently started playing. Congratulations on achieving a Distinction.Concert Band played two pieces that were a large step up in difficulty from what they have previously attempted in other festivals. They performed the pieces the best they have ever played them. Congratulations on achieving a Credit.

Intermediate Band played two familiar pieces and achieved a Distinction.Training Band played two familiar pieces and achieved a Credit which is a wonderful result for such a small band. Thank you to our conductors, P & C Band Committee and the teachers (Mrs Armstrong, Mr Eggelton and Mrs Tahir) who supported our students at this event.

Good luck to our students performing at the Music Festival this Thursday evening. We are sure you will make your parents and our school very proud.

THANK YOU HELPERSThank you to the wonderful group of mums who sorted through ‘lost property’ last Friday (during the heat). As a school community we are lucky to have so many dedicated helpers who support our students, staff and parents.

HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION WORKSHOPOn Wednesday night over 40 parents attended the Transition to High School Parent Information Session presented by Peter Treynor from Child and Adolescent Parenting Group NSW Health. The information around communicating with your pre teen and teenager was particularly well received. Parents appreciated the opportunity to talk with other parents facing the same challenges and uncertainties as their children transition to high school. Thank you to Miss Gerard for organising and attending this session and also to Mr Johnston for his support.

KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENT FOR 2019We will starting Kindergarten orientation next week. Please ensure you enrol your child NOW if he/she is a local student who turns 5 by 31 July 2019. The P & C has voted to support the enrolment of non-local siblings for next year. This decision is examined annually by the school and community, as our numbers are increasing and our site has limitations. All enrolments for 2019 should be completed as soon as possible to ensure students do not miss out on our wonderful orientation program.

STUDENT SAFETYPlease remind your child/children about safely crossing roads. Last week a parent reported a dangerous incident at the back gate. It is important that parents do not stand on or stay in the car on the opposite side of the road and call their children to them across the road.

MS MEGAN BRIDEKIRK PRINCIPAL



STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTSTwelve excited Epping Heights students arrived at ELS Hall in North Ryde on Monday 5th November to compete in the Bennelong Cup Table Tennis Tournament.

Enthusiasm levels did not diminish through the day, as play moved through various singles, doubles and skills competitions. In the singles challenge, Aahaan won silver, and in the teams medals decider, Marcus and Ming-Cheng made it all the way through to the semi finals.

Well done to all participants for a great day of table tennis: Aarohi (5D), Aahaan (5L), Armaan (5D), Daniel (3E), Murray (3A), Gabriella (5L), Hamish (5L), Jia (5L), Marcus (5/6J), Meisha (5/6J), Ming-Cheng (5/6J), Rory (5D).

ADDITIONAL SCHOOL PHOTOSThe additional school photos are now available for viewing both online at www.theschoolphotographer.com.au and at the school front office. If you wish to order please either;

- collect an order envelope from the front office, fill out/enclose payment and return to school.

- visit the website and order/pay online (envelope not required).

Online Order Code: 18S508PRE37E

All orders to be made by 16th November 2018. If payments are not received before photos are sent to the school, a late fee of $5 will be incurred.

(Concert Band, Stage Band, Intermediate Band, Training Band, Senior Choir, Junior Choir, Senior Vocal Enrichment, Year 6 Debating, Year 5 Debating, Zone Representatives, Area Representatives, House Captains, Leadership Team, SRC, Class Captains, Library Monitors, Stage 3 Performance Dance Troupe, Stage 2 Performance Dance Troupe)

MRS CHADWICK



K-6 ASSEMBLY YEAR 6 SPECIAL AWARDSOn Wednesday 28th November there will be a special assembly in the school Hall commencing at 1.45pm. A number of our Year 6 students will be receiving a certificate to celebrate their involvement in the following school activities: library, band, choir, VEG, performance dance troupe and Year 6 debating. You are most welcome to attend. The drama group will also be performing their annual item. Parents are welcome to attend.

MR JOHNSTONASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

LOST PROPERTYLast Chance to Claim!Thank you to the parents who have tidied the lost property and returned everything that has a legible name. On Wednesday at 2.30pm anything that is left will be thrown away or donated. Please see the photos of what is left on Facebook.Thank you

MISS HEATHER GERARDASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

TRANSITION TO HIGH SCHOOL PARENT INFORMATION SESSIONThank you to the parents who came to the transition to high school information session last Wednesday evening. It was great to have parents asking questions and joining into the discussion about supporting smooth transitions. If you did not complete the very short online survey for the school could you please take 2 minutes to answer a few questions.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TJKX835 MISS HEATHER GERARD ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

2018 MUSIC FESTIVAL DAY REHEARSAL - THURSDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2018A reminder that this Thursday, students in the 3-6 Choir and the Concert Band will be attending a day rehearsal at The Concourse, Chatswood.Students will assemble under the Hall Cola by 8:15am. The buses will be departing from school at 8:30am sharp, so please ensure that your child arrives on time.Students are to wear full summer school uniform and bring their own recess, lunch and a drink bottle.We look forward to a great day in preparation for the evening concert.

MRS KIM



SRC NEWSDay for Daniel- Thank You!Thank you Epping Heights teachers, students and community for supporting the Day for Daniel on Friday 26th October 2018 by wearing red to raise awareness for child safety, donating and participating in Australia’s biggest child safety lesson. We raised $387.40 for the Daniel Morcombe Foundation so that they can continue their great work and Daniel’s legacy.

LOLLY GUESSING COMPETITIONFrom the 13th November to the 16th November the SRC will be running a lolly guessing competition each day during recess and first half lunch with all proceeds going to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation. 50 cents for one (1) guess and $1 for three (3) guesses. 4 jars of lollies up for grabs. Prize winners announced at morning lines Monday 19th November.Thank you!

SRC COORDINATORS MRS ANNIE MACKENZIE, MRS EMILY TAHIR, MISS SELENA GOH AND MR DOMONIC BUCKMAN

MISS the important social

interactions with friends before the bell that can

relax them and set them up positively for the work

day ahead.

MISS the start of lessons so that learning becomes disjointed

and difficult.

MISS the morning greetings, messages, roll call, lunch orders,

collection of notes and monies etc.

distract other children when they arrive and interrupt the momentum of the group.

receive unnecessary attention that may make them feel

uncomfortable or embarrassed.

STUDENTS WHO ARE LATE WILL -

It’s not OK to be late!

Deneille de Sousa Home School Liaison Officer Department of Education


Epping Heights Public School P&CNotice for 2017 Annual General Meeting

TUESDAY 13 November 20187.00pm @ EHPS Library

The 2019 Annual General Meeting of the Epping Heights Public School Parents and Citizens’ Asso-ciation will be held at the school library on TUESDAY 13 November 2018 commencing at 7.00pm (straight after the School Induction for Parent Volunteers).

All financial members are strongly encouraged to attend as voting will take place on the night for the 2019 P&C Executive. You will also be able to join or renew your membership on the night.

On the night, the current P&C executive and head of committees will present their reports for past year’s activities.After this, all current office bearer roles will be declared vacant and nominations called for the follow-ing positions

• President• Vice-President• Secretary• Treasurer

Nominations will also be sought for the head(s) of the following P&C Sub-Committees:

• Fundraising • Uniform Shop• School Banking• Grounds • Band • Book Club • Community Relations

If you are interested in any of the above roles or would like more information, please email the Jenn Kwaan (P&C Secretary) at [email protected] note that the AGM is open to all parents and carers who wish to attend, however only finan-cial members are eligible to vote and/or nominate for vacant positions.

** THE AGM WILL BE FOLLOWED STRAIGHT AWAY BY THE NOVEMBER P&C GENERAL MEETING.

mailto:[email protected]


BAND HANDS ON NIGHT 2018Tonight, Tuesday November 6, at 6.30pm in the school Hall the EHPS Band will hold a night where students get the unique opportunity to try out the various instruments which make up the band. This Hands On night involves the opportunity to physically pick up and play all the instruments, a chance to talk and to be assessed by a professional musician as to whether a child has the physical capacity to actually play the particular instrument of choice. Playing an instrument and getting the best out of the experience is not just about practice, it’s about being passionate about playing the instrument and having the physical capacity (ie sometimes this requires lung capacity, finger reach or an ability to have the right shape formed by their mouth). Children do not need to have any historical musical experience to be able to join the EHPS Band program.We have a variety of instruments available to play and a number available to loan for the first year of playing with the EHPS band, some of the larger instruments are available for loan for longer due to cost of purchasing these individually.We currently have more than 100 students participating in the EHPS Bands and they are learning to play a variety of musical instruments and styles of music with their friends and positively participating and contributing to the band and greater school community by providing live music for all to enjoy.

We welcome all students from EHPS to participate in this Hands On night.Students need to be in Year 3 (2019) or above to join the band program in 2019.

As always we welcome students in Years 4 to 6 in 2019 who are not currently in the school band but are currently learning an instrument to join the EHPS Band and you are also welcome to attend this night as well.

For more information about the EHPS Band program please see our website www.ehpsband.com or contact us via [email protected] .

ORDERS FOR STRICTLY LIVE ENSEMBLE 2018Recording of Strictly Live Ensemble 2018, held last term, is now available for purchase. We offer 3 formats that can be purchased separately:

• Audio CD ($3) - ideal for listening in the car with the kids• DVD video disc ($5) - for your TV or home theatre• DVD data disc ($5) - MPEG-4 video files and MP3 audio files for your computer or smartphone

To order, please complete the online form and pay online by Fri 30th November at

https://www.ehpsband.com/events/strictly-live CDs and DVDs will be sent home with students after all orders are received.

EHPS BAND COMMITTEE

UNIFORM SHOP CHANGE OF TIME Uniform Shop will open in the morning from 8.30-9.30am instead of in the afternoon tomorrow (Wednesday 7th November). Apologies for any inconvenience.

MRS OTTEN - UNIFORM SHOP COORDINATOR


Epping Heights Public School

Gold Coin Challenge Fundraiser 12th November 2018 Save your gold coins at home from the 15th of October and bring your coins to school the week beginning Monday 5th of November to 9th of November. Challenge Day : On Monday 12th of November, each class will compete against each other . The classes line up at one end of the playground and then take it in turns to add their gold coin collection to their class’ coin trail. The class with the longest coin trail is the winner! Bring your gold coins to class the week from Monday 5th of November. Your Class Teacher will be in charge of collecting the money for their class. Great prize for the winning class. How will the money raised be used? Funds will be used to purchase new internet compatible devices for classrooms to increase the number we have per class and support the effective integration of technology across the curriculum.

Which class will be the winner?



CLASSIFIEDSPlease note that as we have no means of checking the bona fides of advertisers, Epping Heights Public School will not accept responsibility for any advertisements.

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Community User Groups at Epping Heights PS

Did you know there are many extracurricular activities offered by private businesses at our school? Please contact the groups direct if you are interested in attending any of these activities.

Activity Day Time Contact person Phone

Drama Enrichment Class Monday 3.15pm Halina Abramowicz 0422 542 166

Chess Class (Syd Academy of Chess)

Monday 3.10pm Brett Tindall 9745 1170

Zumba Class Monday 7.30pm Alicia Speer 0414 266 101

Guitar Lessons (VIP Music) Tuesday Morning Urszula Koh 9411 3122

Keyboard Lessons (VIP Music)

Tuesday Morning Urszula Koh 9411 3122

Mandarin Class (Happy Chinese)

Wednesday 3.15pm Nancy Zhou 0433 589 696

Art Class (Art Platform) Friday 3.15pm Fergus Tam 0412 168 198

Karate Class (Australia’s Youth Self Defence)

Saturday Morning Matt Klein 9904 5667

Peking Chinese Language Class

Saturday Afternoon Min Hua Li 0406 949 894

Punjabi Lessons Sunday Morning Narian Singh 0405 217 446

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